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Intriguing news for those interested in epidemiology. Business Insider reports: The New York Police Department, in concert with the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Lab, will release colorless, odorless, benign gas throughout the New York City subway system this July to test how a chemical or biological weapons attack would spread, according to a release. About …

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“How now, brown cow”. No, not that kind of cultured beef! Researchers in the Netherlands have created a 5-ounce hamburger from beef muscle tissue grown (or cultured) in the laboratory. The proof-of-concept in vitro burger is to be unveiled, cooked, and eaten in an upcoming event in London. Dr. Mark Post, of Maastricht University, took …

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This is the problem when people believe bogus information spread by the likes of Jim Carrey: With the nation’s highest rate of parents refusing vaccinations for their kindergartners, Oregon has become ground zero for the contentious debate over whether children should be vaccinated. A growing number of parents are declining some or all vaccines for …

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I’m sure this was nothing but a coincidence. Wink-wink. The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words “tea …

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Cody Wilson (whom I profiled in an article on our site on April 30th) released pictures of the prototype for the first completely 3-D printed gun to Forbes on Friday, May 3rd. The gun is entirely plastic except for a nail used as a firing pin. Popular Science took one apart to show all the …

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In most cities in America, anyone who wants to pick up and transport passengers in exchange for money must apply for a license called a “taxi medallion.” All taxi cabs in these cities are required to post the medallion in a highly visible location. In New York City, the cost of obtaining one of these …

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke out against the IRS’ admission that they placed extra scrutiny on tax forms for conservative groups, singling out words like “tea party” and “patriot” to raise the flag. This is what he had to say, Politico reports: “I’m offended when any kind of government entity targets people for their political or …

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The federal government has been paying out agricultural subsidies since the Great Depression in the colloquially-known “Farm Bill,” which gets updated every five years. The program began as a safety net when crop prices were far too low for family farmers to support themselves. In spite of the facts that the number of farms in the US …

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Tom Harkin (D-IA) has ceased his hold on confirmation proceedings for Marilyn Tavenner, to head up CMS ( Medicare). However he reiterated his objections to the White House Plans to use funds targeted for Prevention for advertising efforts for the Affordable Care Act. ““The White House gives lip service to the importance of prevention. But, …

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Not good for Facebook: AT&T Inc has cut the price of the HTC First phone, which is preloaded with Facebook Inc applications, to 99 cents from $99.99 less than a month after the phone’s launch. AT&T, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider, said the price cut took effect on Wednesday. The company is the …

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